glad|i|o|lus

glad|i|o|lus
glad|i|o|lus «GLAD ee OH luhs, gluh DY uh-», noun, plural -li «-ly», -lus|es.
1. a plant with spikes of large, silky, handsome flowers in various colors and with sword-shaped leaves growing from bulblike underground stems. It belongs to the iris family.
2. the spike or flower of this plant.
3. Anatomy. the bladelike intermediate segments of the breastbone, as in man.
[< Latin gladiolus iris (diminutive) < gladius sword]

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